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April 6th 1919 Dearest Mother, I am due to sail about the 25th of April and so I hope by the time thee gets this I will be on the sea. One never knows in the Army whether you will do what you expect to do or not so I won't say for sure until we actualy start. Yesterday I pitched a game for the second Bn. and beat the first Bn. 10-6
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it was great to play again and I enjoyed every minute of it. I really hadn't played baseball in nearly a year & yet was able to pitch a very good game without much work. This morning we had a regemental review and we enjoyed several good speeches by our commanders. I am hoping to get some pictures of this country for thee but it's not easy.
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to do My history is nearly all type written an I have had a corporal working on it over a week. It is good he thinks. I will let thee read it soon. It is almost to good to to be true that I may see the scenes thee and I love so well. I was interupted right here by have a plate of potatoes with an egg in the center of it - also a dash of some kind of water
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plant. This was set before me by Mrs Muëller who has been a mother to me in my 4months in Germany. I trust I will find thee well mother dear and its most to good to be true that we will meet again for I really kissed myself goodly when I left thee at Camp Meade. My love to all and I remain ever thine. Jack.